1993–94 Ranji One Day Trophy
Dates | 30 November 1993 – 12 January 1994 |
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | List A |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Participants | 27 |
Matches | 60 |
The 1993–94 Ranji One Day Trophy was the inaugural edition of India's annual List A cricket tournament.[1]
Concept
Originally called the Ranji One Day Trophy because it was open to teams participating in the Ranji Trophy, it was renamed Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2007.[2] Until 2002, the competition was organised on a zonal basis without national playoffs or a final, so the aim of each team was to win its zonal championship only.[3][4]
Tournament
All 27 teams from the Ranji Trophy competed and were divided into the five zones used for the Duleep Trophy: Central (5 teams), East (5), North (6), South (6), and West (5). The format within each zone was round-robin with the teams playing all of their zonal opponents once. Four points were awarded for a win and run rate was utilised as a tie-breaker within each league.[5]
The teams played a total of 60 matches from 30 November 1993 to 12 January 1994.
The leading batsman in 1993–94 was Rahul Dravid who scored 283 runs, six more than Sanjay Manjrekar and Manoj Mudgal (277 each). A total of fifteen centuries were scored and the highest innings was 139* by Manjrekar.[6] Dhanraj Singh took fourteen wickets, five more than anyone else, and also achieved the best innings return with 6/19.[7]
References
- ^ a b Ranji Trophy One Day 1993/94. CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Tournaments in India. CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Ranji Trophy One Day 2001/02. CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Ranji Trophy One Day 2002/03. CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Ranji Trophy One Day Tables, 1993/94. CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Most runs, 1993/94. CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Most wickets, 1993/94. CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2023. (subscription required)